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HYMNS

AND

SPIRITUAL SONGS.

IN TWO PARTS.

PART I CONTAINING THE HYMNS.
PARTII. CONTAINING THE SONGS.

Designed (especially the former part) for the use of
Congregations,

AS AN APPENDIX

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DR. WATTS's PSALMS AND HYMNS.

BY WILLIAM PARKINSON, Pastor of the First Baptist Church in the city of NewYork.

"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord."-Col. iii. 16.

"Where is God, my Maker, who giveth songs in the night."-Job xxxv. 10.

SECOND EDITION.

NEW-YORK:

PRINTED FOR JOHN TIEBOUT

No. 238 Water-street,

1811.

E it remembered, that on the third day of May, in the thirty-third year of the independence of the United States of America, William Parkinson, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author, in the words and figures following-to wit: "A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, in two parts, part I. containing the Hymns, part II. containing the SongsDesigned (especially the former part) for the use of congregations, as an appendix to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Hymns. By William Parkinson, Pastor of the first Baptist Church in the city of New-York. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.'-Col. iii. 16. Where is God, my Maker, who giveth songs in the night.'-Job. xxxv. 10." In conformity to the act of the congress of the United States, entitled, "An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned," and also to an act entitled, "An Act supplementary to an act, entitled, an act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned, and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical and other prints."

CHARLES CLINTON,

Clerk of the District of New-York.

THE First Baptist Church in the city of NewYork, having, by a Committee, examined the following Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, agree to use them in Public Worship, as an Appendix to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Hymns; and do hereby recommend them to our sister Churches in particular, to the people of God in general, and to the public at large.

By order of the Church,
JOHN BEDIENT, Church Clerk.

New-York, May 1, 1809.

Printed by D. & G. Bruce.
Slote-lane.

PREFACE.

THE Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts are known and admired by most of the godly in all denominations: nor is this admiration any more extensive than just. In poetry, sublimity and spirituality, they stand unequalled; and will probably remain so to the end of time; at least until a more perfect state of the church than the present. As evidence of their high and extensive reputation it may be remarked, that in most congregations they are constantly used; also that nearly all the collections that have been published owe the chief of their riches and beauties to that "sweet singer in Israel." As an individual, such is the esteem in which hold the Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts, that I wish never to be without them, ei ther in my closet in my family, or in the house of God. They are, however, but human composition :-and, in a doctrinal point of views several of then, in my humble opinion, are exceptionable, which, led to many more that are of local application leave be book deficient, with respect to many particular occasions and subjects.

To supply this deficiency, Dr. Rippon published his selection; which is certainly superior to any other book of the kind that has appeared; and that it is so esteemed by the churches of Christ, is sufficiently manifest, by its very extensive circulation and general

use.

Favoured as we are with this excellent selection, and with many others, several of which* are valuable, it ⚫may be thought by some altogether unnecessary to add another. Possibly it is so. However it does not appear so to me; and as those who have preceded me in selecting and compiling hymns, have thought themselves to be influenced by sufficient reasons, why may not I be allowed to think the same?

By this publication I hope in some measure, 1st, To gratify many who have long wished to see, in a suitable book for public worship, a number of hymns by various authors, which are not contained in Ds. R pon's selection.-2dly, To contribute towards lesseni the use of several hymn books now in common circ

*Especially that by Drs. Jones and Allison.

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